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#8B95FF

#8b95ff ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8b95ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 58.43% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.49% cyan, 41.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 234.83°, with 100% saturation and 77.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 7.98.

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Relative luminance0.342

Complementary

  1. #8b95ff
  2. #fff58b

Split complementary

  1. #8b95ff
  2. #ffbb8b
  3. #cfff8b

Analogous

  1. #8bcfff
  2. #8b95ff
  3. #bb8bff

Triadic

  1. #8b95ff
  2. #ff8b95
  3. #95ff8b

Tetradic

  1. #8b95ff
  2. #f58bff
  3. #fff58b
  4. #95ff8b

Square

  1. #8b95ff
  2. #ff8bcf
  3. #fff58b
  4. #8bffbb

Monochromatic

  1. #0015f1
  2. #3e4fff
  3. #8b95ff
  4. #d7dbff
  5. #ebecff

Shades

#8b95ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b95ff
  2. #7d86e6
  3. #6f77cc
  4. #6168b3
  5. #535999
  6. #464b80
  7. #383c66
  8. #2a2d4d
  9. #1c1e33
  10. #0e0f1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b95ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b95ff
  2. #97a0ff
  3. #a2aaff
  4. #aeb5ff
  5. #b9bfff
  6. #c5caff
  7. #d1d5ff
  8. #dcdfff
  9. #e8eaff
  10. #f3f4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b95ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b95ff
  2. #8a93f2
  3. #8991e6
  4. #888fd9
  5. #878dcc
  6. #868bc0
  7. #8488b3
  8. #8386a6
  9. #828499
  10. #81828d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #979acc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6ca3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #639afd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #62abbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a9dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7598fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #75a3db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b95ff {
  color: #8b95ff;
}
Background
.bg-8b95ff {
  background-color: #8b95ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8b95ff {
  border: 2px solid #8b95ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b95ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 149 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 100% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b95ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b95ff, #bb8bff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b95ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 149 255 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.98 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.54 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.74 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.77 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.10 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 12.95 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 13.39 #746a00 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#8b95ff  rgb(139, 149, 255)  hsl(235, 100%, 77%)  Cornflower Blue
#fff58b  rgb(255, 245, 139)  hsl(55, 100%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#ff8b95  rgb(255, 139, 149)  hsl(355, 100%, 77%)  Salmon Pink
#95ff8b  rgb(149, 255, 139)  hsl(115, 100%, 77%)  Mint Green